The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-19

uhliloI, hilubcii, hoh6l FOf buCu a
change In the Gaze OF the Safe We. the
murderer OF the celebrated &. P. Mat.
thews, and II was because this motion
was ovenuled that a verdict Of not
guilty was found In this trial, 80 many
VI our best citizens say. SO mnch Tor
the law end the presidents. Mr.. MI.
Ter was not alone In desiring a change
OF venue. he was backed up by all the
counsel fjr the prosecution, by Rod.
erick Gambrell's father, aud bs the
friends In this county. Col. Hamil-
ton Is related by blood and connected
by marriage to q large number Of In.
nueutial people In this city aud
county. be Is the idol OF the
city government. and the dear
friend OF the roughs who are likely TO
be summoned as tales non on the Jury
In case Is widely ventilated We tots.
These and other circumstances led
the prosecution TO think IL wouli not
be possible TO secure a fair jury In
jackson, and hence, uuder laws en.
acted by our Legislature and approved
by our Governor, they moved 10
change the venue 10 county where
there would be no such difficulties.
Mr.. Miller has sho sn himself In this
case IN able, zesous, bold, intrepid
attorney, and not one OF the counsel
for the prosecution 9 ands higher than
he 10 the regards Of lbe friends Of
law. Any ref ctions on h 8 character
are, In the light Of facts, not only IN.
just, but absolutely absurd. Your
mex, error 10 In 7 gard to ,oir state
m mt OF the affair between Mr. J hn
II. Martin and the Lowds You, OF
course, have the right 10 condemn
Mr.. Martins conduct In this matter,
but you have not the right TO state IL
incorrectly, and impute to him mo.
tives and intentions he did moi ch Z.
ish. This you osftainly have done
Immediately afIe' judge p iyton's d..
cision In the hsbeas cjrpus trial the
defense began 10 realize the desperate.
ness OF their situation, and the neces.
sity OF doing lometh ng tc stay the
terrible tide OF pubic sentiment thai
had got In against COL Hamilton and
his assistant ass issibs. 0le OF the
tnings without which this could not
bs accomplished va, the silencirR Of
the New Missirsi ppian or the breaking
down Of Its influence. / vas the frat
paper In the Stats 10 denounce the as
sstsinstion. IL II published at Jack.
son, the tcene OF the tragedy, and be.
Ing thereby In position to become
acquainted with every movement Of
the defense. was their aost dangerous
enemy II must be silenced. rbis
they sttsmptsd by intimidation,
importing for tbis puf poss tnugs and
from this aud other Dor.
tipns OF the Sat. Finding out, how.
ever, that thsse minatory cites,
though coup ed with the as ertion thai
"Msrtin should be removed at the
first opportunity" did not swat, they
next attempted to break down the IN.
iuence oil the paper. They used the
shrewdest tciuti0y In an endeayor 10
d d something that could be- used
against John M,riins personal char.
~, t-r, bu, failing In this they basey
resortPd 10 abusing that Of his father,
and then II wss that the co umns II
tie ddrrtixr BEGAN to be- al cd with
daily tlaudsfous a. uend % and deia-
matione oil the cha racter II this old
map, over sixty yeaB of age. For
more than three weeks Mr.. John II
M utin bore this aDu-e Of his ia her IN
silencs, until II seemed that pat enc
would cease 10 bes virtue, bu. bscone
an act OF coward CO In him and a
tieacheTy q nose sacred claims that
sn .eeA and dafsued father has ON a
son. II was then hat bs xtots ths
card denounoipg u, Loxds sya,v
statement In which cou 4 hs 80. 49,
cd by cl srest proyf TfsS ,,,,.l. -.
took 10 ths Losds, bscause IL knew
that II contained IN insult. andhe de.
sired 10 give the insulted "a " u OPP
portubi y 2 satisfaction before aay
thing interviewed 10 prevent. Suth
articles are usually resented IN Missis
sippi, and Mr.. Martin knew, a. every
other Nj sits ppisn kno~s, that i'm.
mtdia'ely on its publication all par
ties concerned are arrested and put
under peace bonds. He was therefore
unwilling TO place himself In the posi-.
ton Of having insuit-d . man, and
then, under shelter OF q peacp bond,
not allowing him an opp briunlty Tor
satisfaction. II was imperative that
the Lowds should ruow tho o,n'vots
Of the article before II vas pub
lished, and this 10 the reason
Mr.. Martin took ID 81 their
Office and msds k6oxn i,s
contents. tie did not 80 10 their ofiice
n seek hght; be bad no such desire.
His sole T. ason for soing was 10 alJw
the L1wds, N they felt u ired. 70 -.
fent the intult b, fore any peace ofic'r
could in erirre spd prevent u, Far
from havi Y gone tn IN ir ofhts With
murder Ia bis hear" ~ 10 your sen.
ssiional style you p' rsse u, Mr. MAJ.
tin In goiog there placed bmasli IN a
m ~, dsr gsrous POSITION. He went 10
Lowd's tHi1e, where were three EN-
ployss; where, for al he knew, b.
night encounter their frendf, ~
whe o they might drop In atany time,
% they had done n q day before when
ut was Ausftf anu NuffF ~ wv ieit "
presume In times like Theses they
wond be armed, not only with pisto .
but shotguns. NJ. Martins PROPOSE
ton was that II they 90 desired TIC,
might step out and 6sht the matleI
out then or at any time before th'
publication Of The New Mississippl
which would no, be for some two o.
more hours. He did not take Perez
Gambrell along, ~ YOU say, TO aasir
In the "bloody WORK" Percy Gam
brell was there merely 10 BE- \ witues
10 what uanspired. He IL bu. sb
OF eighteen years Of ags, and was ca
toned by Mr.. Martin 10 do no hin
and say nothing, and In the whol
q ir he ~as governed by this advic'
Tns use aud n easily Of suoh wi
ness has been bat to- clearly demon
t,rated by the iilse accounts N
Lowds have given 81 the AFFAIR. l ~
kno Wedge that Mr.. Martin's act ms
be open 10 cri,ic,m, snd thst p.fhaI
II would have been better Tor him
stand coolly BY and see abuse a.
Islander hespsd on tbs head oil b
father without lifting . finger, b
; this 10 at lsasts dsbatabe qusstio
To him and others II appeared VI